cincture.
An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
Meaning & usage
An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.
To encircle, or surround.
To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.
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